Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:48 The situation on the battlefield in Ukraine is more complicated than expected, and Russia “is not planning peace, but a new war,” Stoltenberg said. At the same time, he emphasized that this “is not an argument against support - it is an argument in favor of greater support for Ukraine, because we cannot allow Putin to win.”
22:01 In Kherson, as a result of today’s Russian shelling, one person was killed and eight were injured, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. Residential areas of the Central and Dnieper districts of the city came under attack. Homes, cars, gas stations and a car wash were damaged. Some areas of the city were left without power; power engineers will begin emergency restoration work tomorrow morning.
21:29 The situation on the left bank of the Kherson region is getting worse. The presence of several tactical bridgeheads of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the occupied left bank is already a fait accompli. Despite the fact that the leadership of the Ukrainian army has never confirmed or denied it. But Zelensky on November 8 spoke about “good steps in the Kherson region,” and on November 14, the head of his office, Ermak, directly stated that “Ukrainian forces have gained a foothold on the left bank of the Dnieper.” For more details, see the article Battle for the Bridgehead .
20:36 The Russians are shelling Kherson - three people are known to be wounded, including a 15-year-old girl, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin.
20:22 The Czech Republic froze all Russian state assets that were located on the territory of this country. Thus, Prague expanded the list of sanctions against the Russian Federation, created in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. As you know, the Kremlin and Russian businessmen had an incredible love for real estate in the Czech Republic. Read more in the material For the first time in the world .
20:10 Five Italian enterprises have joined the Alliance of Defense Industries, which now includes 74 companies from more than 20 countries, said Minister for Strategic Industries Alexander Kamyshin following a meeting with Deputy Minister of Defense of Italy Luciano Portolano, government representatives and leading Italian manufacturers in different sectors of the defense industry. The parties agreed to join efforts to develop the aviation industry and protect airspace, mine clearance, automobile production and technology.
19:58 All funds from the road fund will be redirected to defense in 2024, said Finance Minister Sergei Marchenko. He clarified that this amount is almost 95 billion hryvnia. According to the minister, the resource will be generated through excise taxes on cars and fuel, as well as other payments that financed the construction and repair of roads.
At the same time, roads needed for military purposes will be financed from the government's reserve fund. In addition, the construction and repair of roads are planned within the framework of projects financed by international financial organizations and governments of partner countries.
19:47 The total losses of the Russian military since the beginning of the full-scale invasion are estimated at 300-400 thousand killed and wounded, The Guardian writes, citing Western officials. They added that in the current battles near Avdeevka, Russia is losing from 500 to 1000 people a day.
19:39 Zelensky in an evening video message promised to provide the media with more access to the front so that they could cover more front-line events.
18:45 The United States has introduced new sanctions against the Russian Federation. The restrictions included Russian companies, legal entities from North Macedonia, the UAE, Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as citizens of Serbia, North Macedonia and Montenegro. The US Treasury also imposed sanctions against three tankers flying the flag of Liberia. The companies that own these tankers were also subject to restrictions. They transported Russian oil at a price above the “ceiling” - $60 per barrel.
17:52 The next meeting of the contact group on Ukrainian defense issues in the Ramstein format will take place next Wednesday, November 22, the Norwegian Ministry of Defense reported. The meeting will be held online.
17:23 Switzerland supported the creation of a special tribunal to investigate the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine, the country’s Foreign Ministry reported. In recent months, 38 countries have supported the initiative.
16:44 The International Criminal Court may open another case against Putin - for attempting to organize an artificial famine in Ukraine, writes The Independent. The international law firm Global Rights Compliance is already working on this. Lawyers found that in December 2021 Russia purchased three 170-meter grain carriers for exporting grain by sea. Also in the first week of occupation, the export of grain from the occupied territories began. Sometimes 12 thousand tons per day were exported. There are other signs of preparation for grain export. If it can be proven that this was a plan, Putin will again be put on the international wanted list.
16:27 As a result of the shelling of the Belozersk community of the Kherson region, one person was killed and four were wounded, the prosecutor’s office clarified.
15:35 The Russian army launched a massive attack on Belozerka, Kherson region. According to preliminary information, one person was killed and two were injured. A critical infrastructure facility was destroyed, Belozerka and neighboring villages were left without power supply. Residential buildings and a grocery store were also damaged by enemy fire.
14:58 The Turn Around Alive Foundation collected 15 million hryvnia for intelligence officers and told what was in the Black Box, to which Ukrainians donated 230 million hryvnia last year. This money was used to purchase Beaver kamikaze drones with a flight range of up to 800 km. It was they who ended up in the plant for the production of electronics for the X-31, X-35 and X-59 missiles, as well as in the storage of components for ballistic missile systems.
14:09 The Kremlin will not be able to “wait out” the war in Ukraine, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said during a visit to Kiev: “Russia believes that it can wait out this war and the West will eventually focus its attention on something else. This "This couldn't be further from the truth. In my first talks with President Zelensky in my new role, I made it clear that the UK and our partners will stand by Ukraine and its people for as long as it takes for them to achieve victory."
13:14 In Selidovo, Donetsk region, the body of another victim was released from under the rubble. In total, the Russian strike on November 15 killed four people and injured three, the State Emergency Service reported.
12:32 In the Khmelnitsky region, during a morning attack, a truck was damaged and the driver was injured as a result of falling debris from a downed drone. In addition, on the territory of food warehouses, debris damaged the roof and windows of a workshop and a three-story building, as well as seven containers for storing vegetable oil, said Sergei Tyurin, first deputy head of the OVA.
12:17 Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev said that the regions of the Central Federal District have strengthened their air defense “against the backdrop of attacks by Ukrainian drones.”
12:13 Ukraine produces dozens of analogues of shaheds every month - they are produced at one of the state factories, said the Minister for Strategic Industries Alexander Kamyshin. According to him, the name of this product has not yet been announced, but it has already been possible to enter mass production of these drones. The minister also noted that “tenfold growth or more” has been achieved in many areas due to the development of the private sector and its cooperation with the state.
12:08 In Selidovo, Donetsk region, another body was found under the rubble of a house. The death toll from the missile attack has risen to three, the State Emergency Service reported.
11:35 All morning, the Russian army has been shelling the Korabelny district of Kherson - one person was killed, one was wounded, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. Over the past 24 hours, one person was injured as a result of Russian shelling in the region.
11:16 The Russians again attacked a thermal power plant in the front-line region, DTEK reported. As a result of the shelling, the equipment of the thermal power plant was seriously damaged, but no people were injured.
11:08 During the night attack, air defense destroyed 16 out of 18 Shahed drones , which Russia attacked from the south-eastern direction (Primorsko-Akhtarsk), the Air Force command reported. In addition, on the evening of November 15, an X-59 guided aircraft missile was destroyed in the Poltava region.
10:37 Public accounts write that the fire on the territory of a military unit’s ammunition warehouse in the village of Kotluban near Volgograd began after an explosion, which was preceded by the sound of a drone. Ammunition is usually delivered to this warehouse before exercises. The fire was extinguished at about five in the morning. From the nearest Ukrainian-controlled city to Kotluban, the straight line is less than 700 km.
10:12 New British Foreign Minister David Cameron visited Ukraine on an official visit. This is his first working visit in his new position. Zelensky said that he had a meeting with him: “Weapons for the front, strengthening air defense, protecting our people and critical infrastructure. Thankful to Britain for its support.”
09:49 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense showed unique footage of the preparation and implementation of raids on jet skis on the territory of Crimea, which were carried out by soldiers of Stugna and the Brotherhood of Timur’s special forces:
09:18 Russia usually attacks Ukraine with drones at night, but today it did it in the morning - at such a time it is also difficult to shoot them down due to the thick fog, said Air Force spokesman Yuri Ignat. According to him, about ten UAVs attacked Ukraine today. In particular, Starokonstantinov, Khmelnitsky region, where the airfield is located, was warned about the attack.
09:10 On November 14, a partial blackout occurred at the Zaporozhye NPP due to the incompetence of the Russian occupiers and Rosatom employees, Energoatom reported. There was a blackout at the sixth power unit of the Zaporizhzhya NPP, as a result of which diesel generators and security systems were started, which worked for 90 minutes. These data are confirmed by information from IAEA inspectors located at the plant site. Energoatom states that due to the “absolute lack of professionalism” of the Russians at the Zaporozhye NPP, the main equipment is constantly degrading and cases of its failure are becoming more frequent.
09:04 Russia has accumulated more than 800 missiles in Crimea to attack the Ukrainian energy sector in winter, said Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of the Southern Defense Forces. According to her, this is data from Ukrainian military intelligence: “We know that the enemy has deployed a powerful military resource hub on the Crimean Peninsula. In particular, Caliber-type missiles are concentrated there, Onyx-type missiles are also launched from the Crimean Peninsula. The enemy is accumulating potential - this obviously".
In addition, air-launched missiles are dispersed in places where they can be loaded onto aircraft, Gumenyuk added. “We are talking about the readiness of more than 800 missiles in total for use by the enemy for the stage of energy terror,” she clarified.
08:56 In Selidovo, Donetsk region, rescue and search work continues for the second day at the site of a partially destroyed four-story building. As of 8:00 on November 16, the bodies of two victims were discovered and removed. According to preliminary information, two more people may be under the rubble, the State Emergency Service reported. In total, as a result of Russian rocket attacks on the city of Selidovo on November 15, two people were killed and three were injured.
The OVA reported that over the past 24 hours in the Donetsk region, two people were killed (in Selidovo), and five more were injured. In addition, it was possible to establish information about one person who died earlier - in Zalizny.
08:51 In the Zaporozhye region, one person was wounded as a result of artillery shelling of Novoandreevka, said the head of the OVA Yuriy Malashko. It is also known that seven people were injured as a result of the missile attack on Zarechny on November 15 - four wounded civilians and three employees of the State Emergency Service. Two rescuers died.
08:44 Around midnight, the enemy struck, first from the S-300 air defense system, on the city of Chuguev, Kharkov region. As a result of the strike, the buildings of the educational institution and a private residential building were damaged, but no people were injured, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OBA. Over the past 24 hours, the Russians have been shelling settlements in the Kharkov, Chuguev and Kupyansky districts of the region. One person was wounded in the village of Dvurechnaya, Kupyansky district.
08:26 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of November 16:
- personnel - about 315,620 (+1130) people,
- tanks - 5388 (+11),
- armored combat vehicles - 10,121 (+17),
- artillery systems - 7683 (+36),
- MLRS - 892 (+8),
- air defense systems - 585 (+3),
- aircraft - 323 (+0),
- helicopters - 324 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 5689 (+14),
- cruise missiles - 1563 (+1),
- ships/boats - 22 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 10,060 (+40),
- special equipment - 1084 (+1).
08:13 Russian public pages write about explosions and a fire on the territory of a military unit in the Volgograd region, near the village of Kotluban. Local authorities said that the fire had already been extinguished, “there were no casualties or damage to civilian objects, the circumstances of the fire are being clarified.”
07:42 Over the past 24 hours, 65 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In the Kupyansky direction, the Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks in the areas of Sinkovka, Petropavlovka, Ivanovka, Kharkov region; on Limansky - in the Nadezhda district of the Luhansk region; on Bakhmutsky - in the Kleshcheevka and Andreevka districts of the Donetsk region; on Avdeevsky - in the Novokalinovo, Avdeevka districts and east of Pervomaisky, Donetsk region; on Maryinsky - in the Marinka and Novomikhailovka districts of the Donetsk region; on Shakhtarsky - in the Prechistovka and Staromayorsky districts of the Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - near Novodarovka, Zaporozhye region.
At the same time, the Defense Forces continue their offensive in the Melitopol direction and assault operations south of Bakhmut, Donetsk region.
06:57 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that at night air defense systems allegedly destroyed two “Ukrainian drones” over the Bryansk region, and three more UAVs were intercepted over the Black Sea near the coast of Crimea.